Food for thought: Heather Mills gives out food from her vegan range on the streets of New York

VBites donates $1million in food products to poorer areas of the Bronx in the U.S and, judging by these pictures, Mills wanted to make sure it went direct to those who need it.

Ever in the public eye, the 45-year-old looks set to be back on our screens soon. She is rumoured to be signing up for Dancing On Ice when the reality show returns next year.

Back to blonde: Heather sports a blonde crop as she hits the streets of New York to hand out food

An insider said she has often been linked with Dancing On Ice but this year she's finally decided to do it'.

The source told The Sun: 'She has been speaking to ITV and is really excited about the show.'

The
paper reports that Mills, who lost her left leg in an accident in
1993, is having a range of prosthetic legs made for the ice-skating
show.

And it seems Mills will be able to keep giving her food away for free as she has received a £10,000 'danger cash' pay-out from Dancing on Ice bosses.

She told bosses to give her the cash for extra prosthetic legs and top-of-the-range boots.

A source told the Daily Star: 'Heather has been given an extra £10,000 to spend on modifications.

'Producers understand that she has particular needs and were happy to provide her with the funds to meet those needs.

'There's a range of prosthetic legs she has in mind and will use the cash to pay for those.

'She also wants to choose what boots she wears and her outfits.'

It isn't Mills' first foray into the world of reality dance shows.

In 2007 she appeared on the U.S. show Dancing With The Stars. However her dancing failed to set the world on fire and she was booted out early on.

Helping out: Heather drums up some attention as she gives away her vegan food to kids in New York

But the animal activist is said to be keen to win on the latest show and she has enlisted
the help of a professional ice skater to tutor her before
rehearsals begins, not to mention a new hairstyle ready for the cameras.

When Mills gave her long blonde hair the chop last month she looked remarkably like The Weakest Link presenter Anne Robinson.

Mills started her transformation in January when she gave her long blonde hair the chop and dyed
it platinum.

At the time, she said the experience of saying goodbye to her old style had been liberating.

She said: 'I'd actually been thinking about cutting my hair for quite a while. I hope now this is a fresh beginning.'

In between making over her looks and caring for her daughter Beatrice, Heather has been busy building her food business.

She opened VBites in the former Big Fish cafe in Hove in July after buying the building for £140,000.

Mills said she hopes the food available on the VBites menu will challenge people's misconceptions of veganism.

She
said earlier this year: 'They just think that it’s boring nut roasts and lots of hippy
people but that’s
not what being vegan is about.

'It’s about being animal friendly,
saving the environment and the planet. The biggest contributor of
global warming is the consumption of meat and dairy, but of course they
are not going to tell you that.'

Is that Anne Robinson? Heather looked like the TV host as she showed off a red-headed look in Brighton last month

All change: Heather's shorter blonde 'do earlier this year, left, and the longer style, right, she sported during her
marriage to Paul McCartney

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